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The board also approved the first reading of revised district policy on personnel employment, dealing in particular with policies 3120 and 4120. Board members charged the personnel committee with revising the policies last month after the hiring controversy surrounding the number of vacation and sick days allocated to Meghan Aimoe, new administrative assistant to the superintendent. In the revised policy, the committee recommended the board remove the "superintendent" from the language in the policy, instead giving the board the ultimate power over who is hired and the benefits package offered to such individuals.

To the Editor: I read with some amusement the plans to widen M-32 under the freeway viaduct to make the turn lane more useful and to keep traffic moving. I drive in that mess every day and I think that this plan will help the traffic congestion 'like a bandage helps a corpse.' To quote Tevye from "Fiddler on the Roof. " It's getting to the point now when the traffic on main street in our quaint little village of Anatevka, I mean Gaylord, is becoming indistinguishable from any other town.

Helen Morine Hightower Falting, 77, of Waynetown, Ind., passed away at Parkwood Nursing Center Lebanon, Ind., on Saturday, March 30, 2013. Born on May 6, 1935, in Logan County, Ky., she was the daughter of Ellis and Mammie Case Hightower. She attended school in Todd County Kentucky and received her GED from North Montgomery School Corp., when her youngest daughter graduated. Helen married Douglas Falting on Dec. 31, 1954, in Springfield, Tenn. For many years, she worked as a nurses' aide for the Culver Hospital, Ben Hur Nursing Home and Lane House, and then as an in-home caregiver.

PETOSKEY - A shed built by students at the Petoskey site of YouthBuild Northwest is being sold in a silent auction to raise money for the YouthBuild program. The shed, measuring 12 feet by 8 feet, can be seen and bids can be placed at the YouthBuild office, 1601 Standish Ave., Petoskey. The minimum bid is $2,350 and bidding will be open until Monday, April 30. The shed has vinyl siding, two windows, an 8-foot ceiling and a rollup door. The shed was a special project completed by Petoskey YouthBuild students, helping them to learn basic construction skills.

Ralph W. Raymer, 76, of Battle Creek and formerly of Charlevoix, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002, at Battle Creek Health System. He was born Aug. 30, 1925, in Battle Creek to Russell H. and Erma I. (Poole) Raymer. He attended Battle Creek Central High School and earned a GED. He graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree and earned a master's degree in education from Western Michigan University. He also took classes at the University of Colorado and attended Howard University.

Brett Thomas Racignol, 21, of Petoskey, passed away at his home in Petoskey on Dec. 11, 2002. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday Dec. 16, at the First Christian Church in Petoskey. The Rev. Rex Kibler and Dennis Duggan will officiate. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Petoskey. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at the church. Brett was born May 2, 1981, in Petoskey, the son of David and Karen (Krusell) Racignol. He attended schools in Petoskey and graduated earning his GED. He also attended North Central Michigan College for a year.

Leona C. Habel, 79, of Charlevoix, passed away Monday, March 12, 2012, at Boulder Park Terrace Nursing Home in Charlevoix. The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at the Winchester Funeral Home in Charlevoix. The Rev. Rap Posnik of the Norwood United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Brookside Cemetery in Charlevoix. Leona was born in Charlevoix on Nov. 14, 1932, the daughter of Charles and Emma (Brown) Warner. On Jan. 14, 1949, she married William F. Habel in Charlevoix.

OTSEGO COUNTY ? In the first three days of its existence, county officials are pleased with how the day work camp is going for nonviolent offenders. Ten people are participating in the work camp, which opened Tuesday, Rudi Edel, 46th Circuit Trial Court Administrator reported to the Citizens Jail Committee (CJC) Thursday. The work camp replaced the Transition House, which closed Jan. 31 due to loss of funding for the facility. Of the 10 work camp participants, eight have outside employment and two are assigned to the county to do work release jobs, Edel indicated.